Alien Visitors

Maya and her boyfriend, Bryce, are now subject to the CDC 14-day quarantine for travelers returning from Europe. They will spend that time with me on the home front. For that reason, I began working from home today so as not to risk carrying the virus into work should they have been exposed. After talking with Maya about the severe illness she experienced at the beginning of March (fever, chills, headache, body ache), I am convinced she already contracted and recovered from COVID-19. If that is the case, it is most likely that she is no longer contagious, a theory supported by the fact that Bryce, who only recently joined her in Amsterdam, has not become ill. Even so, and out of an abundance of caution, staying home seems like the most prudent course of action. I spent the bulk of the day in my home office and only crossed paths with the incarcerated couple when they came down for dinner. I have been maintaining a 6-foot distance from them for good measure and also out of fear of the strange things growing under their eyes.